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He was hired to oversee design and construction of the new facility.
will oversee the new manufacturing division
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Editors’ Picks Image Image Image Image The starting point of the museum is a gallery dedicated to the Manhattan Project and the Trinity test overseen by Oppenheimer in July 1945, the world’s first nuclear detonation, set off in a remote area of New Mexico.
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Michael Janofsky, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Those with decades of experience under their belts are often best positioned to help manage and oversee the important human element to ensuring harmonious and productive teams.
—Martha Boudreau, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
In a 77-page decision, the majority of judges decided that the judge who oversaw Weinstein’s trial, Justice James M. Burke, should not have allowed prosecutors to let accusers whose allegations were not part of the charges against him to testify in the trial.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
In May, he was promoted to deputy city attorney, overseeing land use, transactional and general government matters.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Farrell, who joined film studio as legal counsel in 2013, had been overseeing legal, HR and client relations.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Universal’s senior vice president of production development Ryan Jones and Christine Sun, director of production development, will oversee the project for the studio.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
Bernard Arnault, the French businessman who oversees the LVMH fashion and cosmetics empire, was no. 1 on the list with a net worth of $233 billion.
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 13 Apr. 2024
That means new core memories being overseen by Joy, Anger (Lewis Black), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Disgust (Liza Lapira) and Fear (Tony Hale) in Riley's mind headquarters.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Michael Janofsky, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Those with decades of experience under their belts are often best positioned to help manage and oversee the important human element to ensuring harmonious and productive teams.
—Martha Boudreau, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
In a 77-page decision, the majority of judges decided that the judge who oversaw Weinstein’s trial, Justice James M. Burke, should not have allowed prosecutors to let accusers whose allegations were not part of the charges against him to testify in the trial.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
In May, he was promoted to deputy city attorney, overseeing land use, transactional and general government matters.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
Farrell, who joined film studio as legal counsel in 2013, had been overseeing legal, HR and client relations.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Universal’s senior vice president of production development Ryan Jones and Christine Sun, director of production development, will oversee the project for the studio.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
Bernard Arnault, the French businessman who oversees the LVMH fashion and cosmetics empire, was no. 1 on the list with a net worth of $233 billion.
—Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 13 Apr. 2024
That means new core memories being overseen by Joy, Anger (Lewis Black), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Disgust (Liza Lapira) and Fear (Tony Hale) in Riley's mind headquarters.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Oversee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversee. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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over·see
ˌō-vər-ˈsē 
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